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National Diabetes Prevention Program

Working together to prevent type 2 diabetes

The Growing Threat of Prediabetes

• 115.2 million American adults—more than 2 in 5—have prediabetes.
• 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes don't know they have it.

About the National Diabetes Prevention Program

Congress authorized CDC to establish the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP), a public-private partnership working to build a nationwide delivery system for a lifestyle change program proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes.

It brings together:

• Community organizations
• Private insurers
• Employers
• Health care organizations
• Faith-based organizations
• Government agencies

to achieve a greater impact on reducing type 2 diabetes.

Lifestyle Change Program

A key part of the National DDP is a lifestyle change program that provides:

• A trained Lifestyle Coach
• CDC-approved curriculum
• Group support over the course of a year

CDC is working to:

• Build a workforce that can implement the lifestyle change program effectively.
• Ensure quality and standardized reporting of participant outcomes in the program.
• Deliver the lifestyle change program through organizations nationwide and sustain it through public/private payer coverage.
• Increase referrals to and participation in the lifestyle change program.

Join in this National Effort

Everyone can play a part in preventing type 2 diabetes.

• Raise awareness of prediabetes.
• Share information about the National DPP.
• Encourage participation in the lifestyle change program.
• Promote the National DPP lifestyle change program as a covered health benefit.

Find out how to get involved in the National DPP.

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